Then last week while pushing on a 6" thorn tree bang and this awful metal gear grinding noise.
Turns out the U bolt coppler on the 4 wheel drive blew up and the rear pro isn't working - so minimum $1200 for the 4 wheel drive and they haven't worked on the PTO.
Frank,
Sorry to hear that the dealer sold you a beat up tractor. ! was fortunate to find a used 2012 B3200 Kubota tractor with 28 HR of use. Otherwise with high hours it becomes a gamble. Kubota recently introduced a new line of tractors including a B3050 which has a 33 hp engine. However, they still have plenty of the new B3200 (32 HP) for several thousand dollars less. Keep in mind this is a great tractor but as others stated " It has it limitations". If you are removing a lot of trees you may want to consider a bigger tractor or one with a backhoe attachment for removing the stumps.
Good luck!
Tobyone!
I have owned the Kubota B2710 for about 1 year and half. It has a loader, and 72 mower deck.
Last week while pushing on a 6" thorn tree bang and this awful metal gear grinding noise.
Turns out the U bolt coppler on the 4 wheel drive blew up and the rear pro isn't working - so minimum $1200 for the 4 wheel drive and they haven't worked on the PTO.
Was the mower deck ON or OFF the B2710 when this incident occurred?
Yup. Mower deck on.
While the B2710 has 'big tractor' ground clearance without a mower, it has a lot less with the mower deck attached.
Your PTO problem may be related to the mower deck, and mid-PTO which powers the mower, taking a shock while you were pushing the Thorn tree.
You would be wise to remove the protruding mower deck when venturing into the rough, although it is tempting not to do so.
Mower decks are engineered for operation over relatively smooth ground.
I have a B2910 ... the B2710's bigger brother - in engine size only ... everything else (chassis/frame) is essentially the same ...Still thinking to sell. It's groaning after repair when it didn't before ...
Not really sure what that's all about ...and now I seem to have 2400 hours. Not sure where. XTra 1000 hrs. Came from but too much too fast to make me confident all is well.